Nazroo, the Elephant Driver.
Last night The Mightiest Crumb was fortunate enough to attend the launch party for Ben Watts' new book Lickshot: a photo scrapbook. Hosted at the Hudson Hotel and sponsored by Moët & Chandon. The party drew quite a fun and fashionable crowd including Ben's sis Naomi and hubby Liev. The book has already garnered heaps of good press and should manage to be a success for the talented photog. Congrat's Ben on a great book with serious attitude and a successful launch!
Balenciaga's SS10 collection had landed. Every time Paris fashion week pops up like a snooty hurrah to it's predecessors-- face it, we're talking high fashion heavy hitters here, not your run of the mill Nutella smuggling crepe peddlers-- this Crumb gets very excited to see what Monsieur Ghesquiere will be sending down the runway. Here is a taste.
It's hard to tell what inspirations from the depths of Critobal's archives have been resurrected in Nicolas' new collection. Regardless, it's edgy, chic, brimming with his signature futurism and unmistakably Balenciaga.
Greg Lauren - artist, designer and nephew of Ralph has just opened a new and very impressive installation titled Alterations: New Works on Paper. I had the pleasure of attending the opening last night thanks to the stellar Kelly Cutrone and her team at Peoples Revolution.
The event attracted the likes of Gerard Butler, Sante D'Orazio, Elizabeth "Jessie Spano" Berkley, Samantha Mathis and, my personal favorite, the lovely and talented Parker Posey and her dog Gracie. The real star however was the immaculately constructed paper garments on display. 
Greg Lauren really brings a new synthesis to art and fashion with his work. Everything from perfectly tailored suits, boho vests, oxford shirts, a boxing robe, a variety of ties and even shoes are constructed out of paper. 
There is even a glimpse of what his laboratory for crafting such works of wearable art may look like - a tornado's remnants of newspaper, catalogs, comics, fine Japanese paper, tools, swatches, ropes, garments and sewing materials as the inspirational drawing board and workshop for the perfect paper suit.
The exhibition runs through Nov. 1st at 28 Wooster St. in SoHo, NYC. 
I've just become aware of French artist Françoise Nielly. Her portraits are absolutely stunning. Armed with oil and knife she sculpts her pieces with sensual and explosive color. Her style fascinates me and I one day hope to see her work in person and god willing decorate my walls with it. Check her out here. Watch the video here.
The Mightiest Crumb was fortuitously strolling past as the marc by marc show was getting out. As the who's who of fashion editors and socialites made their exodus to the streets, I managed to have a close encounter and snap a photo of none other than Carine Roitfeld, editor in chief for French Vogue. Ms. Roitfeld is one of my favorite figures in the industry and I think that she and her daughter Julia make a stunning French fashion duo. Voila!
Trousers jeans, out of London, made in Italy, HUGE in Japan. Once again a product that this M. Crumb would like to purchase here in his homeland. Launched during London fashion week 2008, these fresh and future-focused yet domestically unknown denimites have since spurred a cult following in Japan - the Japanese are big into their quality denim. To boot, these trousers are "not born of exploitation" and crafted from ecologically friendly materials, organic premium denim - cage free? Either way, I will feel even cooler when I cop a pair of these eco-friendly fly Nippon knickers.
http://www.trouserslondon.co.uk/
This Fall the Mightiest Crumb is going Apache. Out of A Child Of The Jago, Joe Corre's Terrorist line includes several Apache inspired garments. Cashmere Apache print hoodies (I'll take on in every color please), new custom made embossed Apache belt (Below) and rugged Apache war pants with leather fringe.
In the spirit of the mighty Geronimo "one who yawns," (they even have a soft bamboo fabric t-shirt featuring the great leader himself) I will suit up and take to the street of NYC wearing this modern salute to the proud Native American spirit - be he friend or foe!
http://achildofthejago.tumblr.com/
Well well well... who do we have here? Brace yourselves you CW watching gossip mongers, it's none other than Leighton Meester aka Blair Waldorf saying a quick hello to Kelly Rutherford aka Lily van der Woodsen and her fresh little baby on route to the Gossip Girl set at the National Arts Club in Gramercy. Little did she know she was standing right in the Mightest Crumb's way as I gobbled up some Bravo pizza on my way back to the office. Could that strapping tall man in the black t-shirt following in tow be her new love interest? All I know is that I could have done without the sea of giddy teenies and their flashing Sony Cyber-Shot cameras as I passed her by. I'm pretty sure I overheard one dark little fan girl in the back mumbling about a nefarious plan to kidnap Chuck Bass and breed with him - good luck CREEEEPY!
Can't hide from the Crumberazzi! Here we see Larry David himself watching the Red Sox/Yankees game in a sports club next to Fenway. He took a quick moment to give the Mightiest Crumb a dirty look as I unashamedly snapped a quick iPhone pic. He was nice enough to give me a wave as I thanked him for his just being there with a thumbs up. I must give a shout out to DJ B-Roc for spotting the Curb-feld genius on our stroll out of the Fenway. 
I've just been made aware of a young contemporary artist from Cork, Ireland whose work of digital illustration, acrylic and mixed medium paintings has demanded an interest from my eye. Paul Delaney is his name and his bold and stylized prints make me want to buy a raw lofty SoHo pad and scatter them about so that I may invite friends and colleagues over to marvel and comment on my impeccable taste for contemporarily hip design. Seriously though, I implore you to check out his work here.
You may have heard of Tilt-Shift photography, it's a way of making photos of real life objects look like miniature models and, as this crumb found out, it's really easy to do in Photoshop. Here is my first attempt. This is a shot I took of downtown Reykjavik a few years ago. As you can see the first one has been tilt-shifted and looks like a mini model, the second is the original. Try it yourself with this easy tutorial.
Hey kids, why don't you toss out that dirty ol' teddy bear and play with Pee & Poo instead! Out of Stockholm Sweden comes this plush cuddly duo that teaches children about excrement by encouraging them to get close and cuddle with it. Originally named Piss & Shit, this duo was marketed as action figures for Sweden's fan-geek collectables demographic until realizing that Sweden has no such demographic due to an overabundance of attractive people and the absence of Comic-Con. The brand has since evolved to include clothing for children and adults, plush key chains and temporary tattoos. We're eagerly awaiting the new accessories line rumored to include a corn necklace for Poo as well as the newest member of the team, Spew. You can buy all of your Pee & Poo products here, click on Bits & pieces (eww) to send e-cards, download a Pee & Poo wallpaper for your computer or even play the Pee & Poo memory game. Personally I think Poo would look great dangling from the rearview mirror of any chic driver's Saab convertible.
Watch out Perez! The mighty crumberazzi has taken to the streets to snap all of the juicy celebrity gossip armed with his state of the art iPhone camera. Who do we have here? Why it's none other than one half of the mighty Olsen twins. Here we see Ashley Olsen getting something from the back of her black SUV. New Fashion samples? a pregnancy test!? DRUGS!?!? no no wait, it's groceries. How scandalous! The successful child tv star turned fashion designer is actually stocking up on groceries from Whole Foods for her, possibly a friend's? West Village apartment. Who does she think she is!? Stay tuned for more candid, exclusive crumberazzi photos.
Monogrenade delivers this lightly haunting and surreal, stop motion music video, Ce Soir. It's as if the Brothers Quay decided to film the ghost of Magritte's Son of Man going for a stroll and a dance through Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles. Bon!
Hot off the streets of Trenchtown Brooklyn comes Sean Bones and their new album "Rings." Funky reggae grooves guaranteed to stamp summertime on the ears of any listener. "Poppy reggae... heavy and weird," - Sean Bones Sullivan (front man). Listen to the album here.
Michael Jackson has passed away. Truly a sad day. MJ was my childhood idol and the pinnacle of cool. He will live on as the King of Pop and a legend unparalleled by anyone. Goodbye Michael, you will be missed.
This is the cover of the latest issue of Boards Magazine, an industry publication about "the creative edge in commercial production. What makes this particularly interesting is the intelligent design that went into the making of this cover. Designed by the the UK based creative collective of artists, designers, musicians and writers known as Tomato, this cover represents, in my opinion, an exemplary instance of intelligent graphic design and conceptual creation in what they describe as a world where "the 'Now' very quickly becomes the 'Then.'" The thought process for this is described:
Today marks the 26th anniversary of this crumb's existence. Another year has passed and I am now entering the aft-end of my mid 20's - or as father crumb might say, the back of the front. I'm very comfortable and satisfied by this; aging bothers me not. Aside from the probable physical complications I'm very much looking forward to becoming an old man- a ways to go. The picture above is of a tree that my parents planted when I was born. It too started as a little crumb and is now well on it's way to becoming a mighty timber. If I could talk to this tree I would tell it about all of my adventures and travels in the past 26 years, and I suppose I could listen to it tell me what it's been like being in the same front yard for the past 26 year. I would hope my stories would be more interesting. My one birthday wish is for nature to be as kind to me (and the tree) for the next 26 years as it has been thus far. If you asked me how many years I would like to live my answer would be exactly enough.
Professor Robert Wexelblatt (Wex) is a novelist, poet and Humanities professor at Boston University's College of General Studies (tMc '06), and this crumb's sophomore professor. Wex is a true modern day scholar and exemplary lover of education and thought. He is brimming with knowledge, enthusiasm and wit. I would not be posting this if I did not deem it important to share him with those who are unaware. Furthermore, those of you who have an interest in philosophy, metaphysics, erudition, and fantastic story telling I urge to you pick up one of his books and give it a read. You can find them here. His latest, Zublinka Among Woman is outstanding (in this humble crumb's opinion). You can see the man himself reading an excerpt from it here.
Ok ok, enough with the Phish, I know. I couldn't resist putting these beautiful shots taken at their show in Jones Beach the other night. Those of you who have been undoubtedly know the stunning light show that comes with seeing Phish live, all due to Chris Kuroda (often referred to as the 5th member of the band) the lighting designer/operator for Phish. Best in the biz, I'd say. Thanks "Toph!" To see some more stunning pics click here.
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